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DOI | 10.1016/j.foreco.2018.07.048 |
Intensity of red deer browsing on young rowans differs between freshly-felled and standing individuals | |
Konopka, Bohdan1,2; Pajtik, Jozef1; Shipley, Lisa A.3 | |
2018-12-01 | |
发表期刊 | FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT |
ISSN | 0378-1127 |
EISSN | 1872-7042 |
出版年 | 2018 |
卷号 | 429页码:511-519 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Slovakia; Czech Republic; USA |
英文摘要 | Because red deer (Cervus elaphus) forage extensively on woody plants, browsing is a serious problem in forest stands especially in initial growth stages. In Slovakia, rowans (Sorbus aucuparia) are the most attractive tree species for red deer, and when present, they may serve to divert the attention of foraging red deer from commercial forest stands. In this study we compared the extent of herbivory by red deer on standing and freshly felled rowans within a mixed conifer forest. We quantified the biomass of stem bark, branch bark and whole branches consumed by red deer on 60 rowans between 200 and 600 cm tall within young stands that regenerated after a large scale windstorm in the Tatra National Park, Northern Slovakia. We calculated the dry biomass of browsed branches using allometric relationships with branch diameter and browsed bark biomass from the product of the area of consumed bark and specific surface mass of bark. We found that the extent and intensity of browsing was much higher on felled than standing rowans. The number of patches of stripped bark on stems was twice as high (12 +/- 6 bites/stem) on felled than on standing trees (6 +/- 2 bites/stem). Similarly, red deer consumed more total biomass (i.e., bark stripping on both stem and branches and browsed whole branches) from felled (45 +/- 41 g) than standing (28 +/- 22 g) rowans. Red deer consumed more mass from stem bark than branches. Total browsed mass on trees (especially on felled ones) increased with their height. Based on our findings, we recommend cutting rowans after most trees exceed 500 cm in height and leaving them in the site. However, if rowans have been intensively damaged by browsing and the forage potential of the stem bark and branches is reduced, trees can be felled before they reach 500 cm. We concluded that cut timing and after-cut arrangement of rowans, and likely other non-commercial tree species attractive to red deer, may substantially mitigate red deer browsing on commercial tree species in young stands. |
英文关键词 | Cervus elaphus Sorbus aucuparia Herbivory Bark stripping Stand cleaning Slovakia |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000447103700051 |
WOS关键词 | SORBUS-AUCUPARIA L. ; MOOSE ALCES-ALCES ; CERVUS-ELAPHUS ; FAGUS-SYLVATICA ; FOOD RESOURCES ; ROE DEER ; FOREST ; IMPACT ; MANAGEMENT ; DAMAGE |
WOS类目 | Forestry |
WOS研究方向 | Forestry |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/22311 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.Natl Forest Ctr, Forest Res Inst, TG Masaryka 2175-22, Zvolen 96092, Slovakia; 2.Czech Univ Life Sci, Fac Forestry & Wood Sci, Kamycka 129, Prague 16500, Czech Republic; 3.Washington State Univ, Sch Environm, Pullman, WA 99164 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Konopka, Bohdan,Pajtik, Jozef,Shipley, Lisa A.. Intensity of red deer browsing on young rowans differs between freshly-felled and standing individuals[J]. FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT,2018,429:511-519. |
APA | Konopka, Bohdan,Pajtik, Jozef,&Shipley, Lisa A..(2018).Intensity of red deer browsing on young rowans differs between freshly-felled and standing individuals.FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT,429,511-519. |
MLA | Konopka, Bohdan,et al."Intensity of red deer browsing on young rowans differs between freshly-felled and standing individuals".FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT 429(2018):511-519. |
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